Insights launch, spoken word and finding happiness in our PJs
It’s not often I come home from somewhere and want to jump on the laptop to blog about it. But, after a one night stay in London, I wanted to record the trip, so I […]
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Here’s fifteen books I read recently
When I’m writing I tend not to read fiction. Mostly I’m afraid of absorbing the voice of the author I’m reading or having an existential crisis along the lines of THIS AUTHOR IS SO AMAZING, […]
Le Tremblay Loire Writers’ Retreat, France – an escape for the writing soul
If you follow any of my social channels you’ll notice that I was swanning it up in France there recently. Since I’ve come home lots of people have stopped me to say – what were […]
ANNOUNCING: New book deal, spoken word slot and the Irish Blog Awards
It’s been all go over here at LadyNicci HQ. One minute you’re changing nappies, roaring at your kids to stop weeing on things and wondering if you could slip unnoticed into an airport queue back […]
Hello lovely Autumn – we’re ready for you
Hello. How are you? What is the craic? Any news? No news here. Ok well there is some, but I’m not allowed say yet. IT IS NOT BABY NEWS. It’s been a long time since […]
Historical Fiction: 20 words and phrases that sound old but aren’t
I always thought historical fiction was a pretty mainstream genre. It was all I read when I was a kid, and growing up as an Enid Blyton fan, I associated books with everything ancient and […]
Still here. Just about. An update.
Wellity wellity. Look at you sitting over here all neglected. Poor blog. Poor liddle bloggy. I’ll be honest LadyNicci.com – you were nearly for the chop. No beating around the bloggy bush. I grew tired. […]
Reflections on a snow day
It was my birthday yesterday. YAY. Except all of our plans were scuppered thanks to a major storm snow Armageddon that came all the way from Siberia to say hello. We had booked a night […]
Eight things I plan on changing in 2018
For the past few years I’ve sworn off making New Year’s resolutions. The pressure. Something else to fail and disappoint myself with. Everyone knows that January will start out great and by March all those […]
December Girl Book Launch – The photos and the gossip
Lads, I don’t know which end of me is up. I’ve been trying to write this blog post for over a week now. Trying is the wrong word. Thinking about writing it is what I […]
I’ve signed a book deal. Just call me Obama.
What’s that saying – you wait ages for a bus and then three show up at a once? How about if the buses are writing successes? Are the feelings the same? Relief. Joy. Tears? Ok […]
Win! The Woman at 72 Derry Lane by Carmel Harrington
Carmel Harrington is back with a gorgeous new book called The Woman at 72 Derry Lane. I already have a copy so I am giving the review copy I was sent (complete with personal inscription […]
Book Review – Passage Across the Mersey – Life of author Helen Forrester
When I saw on Facebook that there was a biography about Helen Forrester’s life, I jumped at the chance to review the book. It’s hard to explain what an influence she had on my reading […]
Book Review – Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahern
I’d never ready any Cecelia Ahern before picking up Lyrebird – her newest book and her fourteenth to hit the shelves. The book was sent to me for review by Harper Collins and I was […]